Happy Little Moments with Vicki Boutin Fernwood by Fiona Johnstone

Hello everyone
This week I have used Vicki Boutins Fernwood collection to create my page:
Happy Little Moments

I saw this gorgeous fern circle paper and thought it would be perfect for some hiking photos!
I teamed it up with a dark background and used some small 3x4 photos before adding
some embellishments. I love how it frames the photos. 

I've used the icons ephemera and the sticker book from the collection to add some little clusters around my photos. I adore the cute mushrooms in the ephemera pack and teamed
up with some of the word stickers from the Sticker Book finish it off nicely. 

I have used the word sticker Happy Little Moments as my title - I just wanted something
small and to stick with the green tones. There is a little gold on the title so I carried that
into my other clusters with the small gold hearts. 

Thanks for stopping byTill next weekFionax


Products used:
Vicki Boutin Fernwood paper - NotebookVicki Boutin Fernwood paper - GatherVicki Boutin Fernwood Ephemera IconsVicki Boutin Fernwood Sticker Book with Gold Foil

Together using Carta Bella Sunflower Market by Kerryn Fry

Hi everyone!Today I'm sharing another page that was created with the gorgeous collectionCarta Bella Sunflower Market. The photos still just make me smile!The original photo was taken in 1974with Mum and my siblings.We decided to do a re-creation last year, 48 years later, while we were altogether for a birthday.Seriously good fun.

The page started with the fabulous, amazingly sturdy

Vicki Boutin Mixed Media Foundations Paper.

I cannot recommend this paper enough

for wet mixed media background effects.

I planned the layout of the page first,

cut the patterned papers to fit and then put them aside.

Using plastic packaging, water and Distress Oxide Inks

Pine Needles and Evergreen Bough.

the background came together.

Using the darker Pine Needles closer to the papers

and then Evergreen Bough to soften the edges.

The background was thoroughly dried using a heat gun,

then I have used the Tsukineko All Purpose Vegas Gold Ink,

the Crafters Workshop 6x6 Mini Tiny Circles Stencil

and a sponge to apply the ink to the background.

At the top of the page I have used a

3x4 Journaling Card, a few strips of patterned papers,

The frame of a 6x4 journal card used for the title,

some hand-cut flowers from Sunny 

and a Tag for the Frames & Tags pack.

To the right of the photos,

 I have added the larger 'Welcome Home' tag, 

but covered the words with the 'Gather' tag

that I have hand-cut to the shape of the word.

There are some bees hand-cut from Busy Buzzing paper

and more flowers from the Sunny paper.

Under the tag and flower cluster,

I have added the remaining piece of the 

floral frame from the layout last week.

The journal spot was created from a 

6x4 Journal card and add under the photo.

I've used layers of foam tape to lift most elements.

Then using a black pen I have added borders

to some elements and paper pieces.

The small flower bunches were cut

from the 6x4 Journal Card that I've used for the title.

I've used foam tape to lift the flowers 

to create more dimension on the page.

Above the photos, I have created a small cluster

and built a sub-title for the page.

More bees cut from the Busy Buzzing paper

and the words were cut from a 

6x4 Journal Card and 3x4 Journal Card.

All raised with foam tape.

The main title of the page has been

cut from a 6x4 Journal Card.

It has been lifted with foam tape and is sitting on

a 2 Crafty Floral Banner covered with Gold Ink.

To finish the page, I've watered down

some Tsukineko All Purpose Ink Vegas Gold

and flicked some splashes across the page.

Once the page was completed,

I did lightly spray the back of the Foundations Paper

and 'flattened' it with some heavy weights

It worked beautifully!

Thank you for visiting the blog today.

I hope the page has inspired you and given you a giggle.

Enjoy your weekend, make some time for yourself

and join us again on Monday.

Products used:

Vicki Boutin Mixed Media 12x12 Foundations Paper

Carta Bella Sunflower Market - Baking Bash

Carta Bella Sunflower Market - 6x4 Journaling Cards

Carta Bella Sunflower Market - 3x4 Journaling Cards

Carta Bella Sunflower Market - Busy Buzzing

Carta Bella Sunflower Market - Sunny

Carta Bella Sunflower Market - Frames & Tags

2 Crafty Floral Banner

Tsukineko All Purpose Vegas Gold Ink

Distress Oxide Ink

Crafters Workshop 6x6 Mini Tiny Circles Stencil

Ice Cream Bliss with Echo Park My Favourite Easter by Fiona Johnstone

Hello everyone
Back again with another layout using the Easter themed collection by Echo Park - My Favourite Easter to capture a non-Easter themed page. 
Ice Cream Bliss

I love the gorgeous spring vibe to these patterned papers - lots of pastels and flowers, perfect for outdoors and colourful photos.  For this page, I wanted to focus on the joy my neice had eating ice-cream so have used a plain white cardstock background but given it a floral border and then added some faux stitching with a sharpie. 

I've gone with a simple paper layering, including some paper banners before doing some dainty embellishments using Green Tara flowers and CVS stickers. 

I've finished the page with a cute little side banner with an icecream sundae sticker from my stash, some VB stickers and my title with the CVS Puffy stickers:

Thanks for stopping byTill next weekFionax


Products Used:
Echo Park My Favourite Easter paper - Happy DayEcho Park My Favourite Easter paper - 4x6 Journaling CardsEcho Park My Favourite Easter paper - Egg HuntEcho Park My Favourite Easter paper - Mulit Journaling CardsCVS These Days Accessory Stickers CVS These Days Mini Puffy Alpha StickersGreen Tara Fantasy Bloom Pack - PeachVicki Boutin Storyteller StickersOA StickerSharpie

We Are Family using Carta Bella Sunflower Market by Kerryn Fry

Hi everyone!

Today I've created a page using the collection

Sunflower Market by Carta Bella.

The family photos were taken in October 2014 

while we were on holidays in Mount Gambier. 

On this particular day, we went for a drive

down to the beautiful town of Port Macdonnell.

The page has started with a 

Bazzill Kraft Cardstock base.

The main paper layer across 

the top section of the page

is the reverse side of Baking Bash 

with a little sparkle of Ranger Stickles Glitter glue

added to a small part of the pattern. 

In the top right corner of the page

I have used two frames from the 

Frames & Tags pack to create this small cluster.

The 'Together' is the centre piece of one frame 

and the floral piece has been cut from another frame.

I have outlined the floral piece with a Black gel pen 

The bottom section of the Kraft cardstock

has been coloured with Distress Oxide Ink.

I've used Oxide Ink to sit better & brighter

 on the Kraft cardstock.

I have planned the layout of the papers

and then used a pencil to mark out 

where the papers would finished.

Then using a blending tool, I have added 

Salvaged Patina Distress Oxide

to shadow behind the patterned papers.

I have fussy cut different flowers

from the Sunny paper and used them

to build the cluster across the bottom of the photos.

I have raised most of the flowers

with foam tape to create layers within the cluster.

The 2 Crafty Flowers (Set 1) were covered 

with Vegas Gold Tsukineko All Purpose Ink.

Once dry, I've then added a coat of 

Dimensional Magic to each flower.

I've used some of the hand-cut flowers

to add centres to the 2 Crafty Flowers.

More of the tags from the Frame & Tags Pack

were used for the left side of the photos.

The journal spot is another frame

backed with a scrap of white cardstock.

The 'We are Family' tag forms the title

and has been lifted with foam tape.

Some hand-cut flowers have been used to 

embellish around the journal spot.

Thank you for visiting the AAS Blog today.

I hope you have enjoyed the process of the page,

I love the finished project and 

how well the colours came together.

Have a great weekend,

make some time to relax and craft.

Please join us again on Monday

for Fiona's next project.

Products used:

Bazzill Kraft Cardstock

Bazzill Raven Cardstock

Carta Bella Sunflower Market - Busy Buzzing

Carta Bella Sunflower Market - 3x4 Journaling Cards

Carta Bella Sunflower Market - Baking Bash

Carta Bella Sunflower Market - 6x4 Journaling Cards

Carta Bella Sunflower Market - Frames & Tags

Carta Bella Sunflower Market - Sunny

2 Crafty Flowers Set 1

Distress Oxide Inks

Dimensional Magic

Tsukineko All Purpose Vegas Gold Ink

Hugs and Kisses with Echo Parks My Favourite Easter by Fiona Johnstone

Hello everyone
This week I have a new collection, I am creating with the Easter themed papers
from Echo Park - My Favourite Easter. My layout:
Hugs & Kisses

As you can see, it is not Easter themed at all. Instead I have used the B sides of the papers which gives these gorgeous florals and lovely pastel patterned papers. I have started with a simple distress oxide ink background, using the plastic bag technique and some reverse stencil stamping in the same colour. 
Next some ripped paper layers before adding some cute 2Crafty hearts behind my photos - I have inked these in Lilac. Lots of pretty Green Tara flower clusters added to either side of my photos with a couple of cute word stickers. 

and

I have balanced out my clusters with a third small cluster at the bottom of my page, using a fussy cut flower from the Journaling cards paper, a green tara lilac cherry blossom and word sticker. 

I finished off my layout with my title, Hugs and Kisses using some Pinkfresh thickers in a pretty pastel blue. 

Thanks for stopping byTill next week
Fionax

Products Used:
Echo Park My Favourite Easter paper - Easter BouquetEcho Park My Favourite Easter paper - Egg HuntEcho Park My Favourite Easter paper - Happy DayEcho Park My Favourite Easter paper - Journaling Cards2Crafty Chipboard - Elegant HeartsGreen Tara flowers - Pastel Flower and Leaf pack PeachGreen Tara flowers - Fantasy Bloom pack PeachGreen Tara flowers - Primrose Collection LavendarCocoa Vanilla Studio - These Days Accessory StickersDistress Oxide Ink - Worn LipstickVicki Boutin Stencil - Colour Study FreshPinkfresh Studio Some Days Puffy Alpha Stickers

Happiness is this using Simple Stories Simple Vintage Country Harvest by Kerryn Fry

Hi Everyone!I'm finishing off the week with the remaining pieces ofSimple Stories Simple Vintage Country Harvest. A single photo of my Great-Niece playingin the autumn leaves at Great-Grandma's house.

The page started with a 12x12 piece of

Vicki Boutin Mixed Media Foundations Paper.

The best paper for wet background effects.

I've used Distress Oxide Inks, Spiced Marmalade

and Peeled Paint with water to colour the background.

Drying in between layers and adding the water

effect when I was happy with the strength of the colours.

The final layer to the background

is some gold ink splashes. 

Once the background was dry 

and flattened under some weight,

I have added the gold ink to the background

with a Vicki Boutin Fernwood Stencil 

from the Greenery Pack.

I have used the 2 Crafty Dianne Doilies

to add a pop of colour on the page by

covering them with Peacock Feathers Distress Paint.

The edges of the doilies have been highlighted with gold ink

and then a gold pen to add a fake stitch line to the doilies.

The small butterflies have been hand-cut 

from the Nature's World paper.

I've added them to the page with 

glue applied to the centre of each 

butterfly to keep the wings free.

The chipboard elements added some

dimension to the clusters on the page.

The 'And All at Once' piece and 

heart with string ribbon were 

added to the bottom right corner of the photo.

The the left side of the photo I've added 

a hand-cut floral piece from the 4x6 Elements Paper.

I've used foam tape to lift the piece and 

added a larger chipboard butterfly to the top section 

and a chipboard sentiment 'Sweet Autumn'.

The 2 Crafty Bracket Frame has been 

cut in half and covered with gold ink.

I've used it to frame the floral piece

by adding a bracket piece top and bottom.

I've used a 2 Crafty 6x4 Phrase Stick for the title.

From Set 5, the words Happiness is this

has been covered with Peeled Paint Distress Paint.

Once dry, I have added gold ink to the edges of the stick.

Then using a gold pen, I have outlined each letter on the stick.

I had loads of fun with this page, especially the background.

Thank you for visiting the blog today,

I hope you have enjoyed the process of the page.

Have a great weekend, make some time to relax and craft.

Please join us again on Monday for Fiona's next project.

Products Used:Vicki Boutin Mixed Media Foundations PaperSimple Stories Simple Vintage Country Harvest - Favourite SeasonSimple Stories Simple Vintage Country Harvest - Journal ElementsSimple Stories Simple Vintage Country Harvest - Happy HarvestSimple Stories Simple Vintage Country Harvest - 4x6 ElementsSimple Stories Simple Vintage Country Harvest - Nature's WorldSimple Stories Simple Vintage Country Harvest - Chipboard Elements2 Crafty 6x4 Phrase Stick Set 5 - 'Happiness is this'2 Crafty Mini Bracket Frame2 Crafty Dianne's Doily SetDistress Oxide InkDistress PaintVicki Boutin Fernwood Stencil - Greenery

Hot Water Beach with Uniquely Creative Summer Holiday by Fiona Johnstone

Hello everyone
My final share with Uniquely Creative Summer Holiday collection and I have gone
with a Blue & White theme for my layout:
Hot Water Beach

I've used the A & B side from the Summer Holiday Day at the Beach paper to create my blue themed page. I've added a torn strip and then a little of the polka dots from the Summer Cocktails paper, also torn for texture. AI then added a doily to add some extra white to the page. 
 I have found the blue embellishments from the Creative Cuts pack and Cut-a-part sheet to embellish my page - I added a teeny little pink too!

a couple more embellishments from other ranges and a smattering of enameldots added, then 

 finishing with some small white foam thickers for my title: 

Thanks for stopping byTill next week
Fionax